Workable vs Lever

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Compared on	Workable Free trial · from $299/mo Visit Remove	Lever See pricing Visit Remove
What it is	Applicant tracking and HR suite priced by company size, with an AI agent that sources and screens on credits	Applicant tracking system with a built-in recruiting CRM, sold by Employ on custom quotes
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$299/mo billed annually (Standard)Workable pricing	Not publishedLever pricing
What it covers	Recruiting only, for companies with 1 to 20 employees ($3,588 billed yearly). The price rises with company size: for 21 to 50 employees Standard is $500 a month, or $419 billed annually. Unlimited active jobs, subject to fair usage limits.	Not stated
Free trial	15-day free trial with the Enterprise plan's feature set, no credit card needed; the trial does not include Workable Agent	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	270+ integrations, a REST API with webhooks, and an MCP server	Integrates with HRIS, sourcing, assessment, background check and productivity tools, with a partner marketplace
Open source	No	No
Good for	Small and mid-sized employers that want job posting, screening and scheduling in one tool Advertising jobs widely without managing each job board Adding HR records, time off and onboarding alongside hiring	Recruiting teams that source and nurture passive candidates as well as manage applicants Growing and mid-sized companies hiring across several departments or locations Teams that want AI screening and interview summaries inside the ATS
Watch out for	Prices are set by company size; the published $299 and $360 figures are for 1 to 20 employees, recruiting only Premier and Enterprise are sold on annual billing only Texting, video interviews and assessments cost extra on Standard	No prices are published; Lever quotes each account Candidate Insights, AI Screening by VONQ and Onboarding are paid add-ons Its pages do not describe a free trial or a free plan
Made by	Workable Technology Limited	Employ Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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